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Information Security Overview – Questions/Answers
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Information Security Overview – Questions/Answers
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Information Security Overview – Questions/AnswersWhat aspect of security is most impacted when someone forges an e-mail?
Select one:
a. Confidentiality
b. Integrity
c. Availability
d. Disclosure ✔️Ans - b
Which of the following is not an item that an attacker must have before a
successful attack can be carried out?
Select one:
a. Method
b. Opportunity
c. Credibility
d. Motive ✔️Ans - c
You are the security manager for a large law firm that handles many high-
profile cases, both civil and criminal. When configuring your systems, you
realize that during an attack it may not be possible to preserve all three CIA
qualities. Given what your law firm does and the legal burdens it is under,
what quality of information assurance would your organization give priority
to?
Select one:
a. Availability - The lawyers in your firm need to be able to access their files at
any time
b. Denial - The firm should have a way to deflect any fault for damages that
occur during the attack
c. Secrecy - It is important that word of the breach not be made public
d. Confidentiality - The privacy of the firm's clients has to be respected or the
firm could be subject to lawsuits ✔️Ans - d
Individuals with technical skill to perpetrate cyber attacks are known as
what?
, Select one:
a. Career Criminals
b. Hackers
c. Crackers
d. Amateurs ✔️Ans - a
Actions taken by an individual that exploit a vulnerability is known as a(n):
Select one:
a. Attack
b. Alteration
c. Modification
d. Fabrication ✔️Ans - a
Suppose you are visiting your doctor's office. Which of the following would
represent a loss of confidentiality?
Select one:
a. A nurse discovering your credit score
b. The physician's assistant reviewing your medical history
c. The business manager reviewing your payment history
d. The physician discovering your test results ✔️Ans - a
A weakness that can potentially be exploited by an attacker is known as what?
Select one:
a. A vulnerability
b. Confidentiality
c. Disclosure
d. An attack ✔️Ans - a
Why is availability frequently targeted by attackers?
Select one:
a. It is often easier to make a service or information unavailable compared to
other attacks
b. Availability is more important than the other goals of information security
professionals
c. Availability doesn't affect many people but sends a message
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